The Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology at NAO "MUK" has the necessary staffing potential to carry out scientific research: 3 doctors of medical sciences (Tukbekova B.T., Skosarev I.A., Dyusenova S.B.), 4 candidates of medical sciences (Zhupeova D.E., Kizatova S.T., Kenjetaeva T.A., Ereмичева G.G.), 3 doctors of philosophy PhD in "Medicine" (Akhaeva A.S., Jumakanova K.S., Zhanpeisova A.A.), and 4 masters (Zhumagulova S.E. in "Medicine", Turlybekova S.A., Kiryanova T.A., Tlegenova K.S in "Public Health").

The Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology is located at the KGP "Multidisciplinary Regional Children's Hospital", which is a multidisciplinary medical and preventive institution providing qualified, specialized, and high-tech medical care to the pediatric population of Karaganda and the Karaganda region. The scientific activity of the department develops in various areas of clinical pediatrics and neonatology.

Currently, the department is conducting scientific research, IRN 14871767 "Development of innovative molecular technologies for the diagnosis and effectiveness of treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension in preschool children", with the head of the department being Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Tukbekova B.T. Scientific supervisor: Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Mindubaeva F.A. The faculty actively conducts research under the targeted funding program "Studying international experience in providing palliative care for children, the criteria for palliative status, studying categories of children in need of palliative care. Determining and identifying all criteria for palliative status, expanding the list of diseases according to ICD-10 codes, under which a child can subsequently receive the status of a palliative patient."

Employees of the Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology are actively publishing research results in international journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science, in journals recommended by the KKSON, and in collections of abstracts from international conferences. The average Hirsch index of the faculty is 1.

The number of articles in journals indexed in Web of Science and Scopus is 17, of which:

• Ø in first quartile Q1 journals – 1 article;
• Ø in second quartile Q2 journals – 2 articles;
• Ø in third quartile Q3 journals – 8 articles;
• Ø in fourth quartile Q4 journals – 6 articles.

In 2022, 1 doctoral dissertation (PhD) was defended in the specialty 6D110100-"Medicine", titled "Clinical-immunological and microbiological characteristics of community-acquired pneumonia in children vaccinated with pneumococcal vaccine".

Patents for inventions have been obtained, rationalization proposals made, and more than 550 scientific publications and abstracts published. Staff regularly participate in annual congresses of pediatricians and neonatologists from the CIS countries and Eurasia.

Presentations by department staff:

• International scientific-practical conference "Pediatrics of Kazakhstan: yesterday, today, and tomorrow", dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Scientific Center for Pediatrics and Children's Surgery – presentation on the topic: “Early predictors of pulmonary arterial hypertension in children”, Almaty, October 6-7, 2022, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Tukbekova B.T;
• “The role of serotonin metabolism in the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart defects in children: new research perspectives” – X Jubilee Congress of pediatricians of CIS countries “Child and society: Problems of health, development, and nutrition” and II Congress of pediatric surgeons of Central Asia, September 14 – 17, 2022, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Tukbekova B.T;
• International scientific-practical conference "Modern therapeutic and diagnostic technologies in pediatric oncology and hematology", dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the oncological and hematological service in the Republic of Kazakhstan, May 11-12, 2023, Almaty. Presentation on the topic: “Providing palliative care to children: state, problems, and prospects”, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Tukbekova B.T;
• I National Congress of Respiratory Medicine, November 3-5, 2023, Astana. Presentation on the topic: “Community-acquired pneumonia in children against the background of vaccination” – Doctor PhD in “Medicine” Zhanpeisova A.A.

Students' Research Activities

Research work at the university is a priority at all stages of the educational and upbringing process of the department, at all levels of student education, being one of the factors ensuring the professionalism and demand for our graduates. In the student scientific circles of the department, students get involved in scientific work and have closer contact with patients, mastering skills of clinical and systemic thinking. The main sections of the scientific circle's work are relevant issues in pediatrics and neonatology.

• Among the achievements of students: on December 2, 2022, at the FGAU "National Medical Research Center for Children's Health" of the Ministry of Health of Russia in Moscow, a Scientific and Practical Conference of Students and Young Scientists "Student Readings-2022" was held;
• Presentation "Perinatal outcomes in newborns from mothers with confirmed Sars-Cov-2" by 2nd-year residents Konarbaeva B.E., Tolegen A., Ayaganova S.N. (supervisor – Professor Kizatova S.T.), awarded a first-degree diploma;
• On March 15, 2023, at the FGAU "National Medical Research Center for Children's Health" of the Ministry of Health of Russia in Moscow, a Scientific and Practical Conference of Students and Young Scientists "Speransky Readings-2023" was held. The presentation by 1st-year residents Omirzak A.A. and Myrzagulova M.T. on "Risk factors for low birth weight in newborns with perinatal hypoxia" was awarded a third-degree diploma;
• 2nd-year neonatology residents reported scientific articles in October 2023 at an online session of the journal club at the NGO "Congress of Obstetricians-Gynecologists and Neonatologists of Kazakhstan", and were recognized as the best presentations of 2023 among all medical universities in Kazakhstan;
• Resident Ybrai A.A. (group 9001) prepared a scientific article “Milking the umbilical cord in inactive infants: a cluster-randomized crossover study”, published in the “American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology”, Volume 228, Issue 2, 2023. Authors: Anup C. K, Clark E., Yoder B. et al;
• Resident Omirzak A.A. (group 9001) prepared a scientific article “Pathogenesis and prevention of intraventricular hemorrhages in premature newborns”, published in the “Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society”, Volume 66(3); 2023. Author: Pei-Chen Tsao, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University;
• Resident Erniyazov R.A. (group 9001) prepared a scientific article “Diabetic fetopathy”, published in “Medical and Clinical Research: Open Access”, 2021. Authors: Calvo C.D., Lazaro I.K., Hernandez A. P. et al;
• Pediatric residents Egizgeldinova Zh.E., Abilbekova B.A., Sanalidi E.M. were awarded a first-degree diploma for participating in the poster presentation competition at the IV International Conference "Gastroenterology-2023", on the topic: Clinical case of late diagnosis of mixed form cystic fibrosis in a child. Diagnostic difficulties of cystic fibrosis.

An online forum was held jointly with the strategic partner, the Scientific Center for Pediatrics and Children's Surgery of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D. Asfendiyarov on the topic: “Complex clinical cases in the practice of a resident physician”, April 14, 2023, with the participation of 200 residents.

In the last 3 years, 30 scientific publications have been published by neonatology residents in peer-reviewed journals, including in the KKSON.

The teaching staff have the following years of scientific and pedagogical experience: over 10 years – 17 instructors, up to 10 years – 5 instructors. Thus, the teaching staff of the department has sufficient scientific and pedagogical experience, which, in turn, affects the quality of teaching.

The department's teaching staff annually provide diagnostic and consultative work in the following areas: conducting consultations, performing diagnostic studies, leading clinical discussions, conducting patho-anatomical conferences (as experts), patient rounds, expert evaluation of medical histories as part of the quality control system of medical care, participating in expert commissions reviewing fatal cases, and roadmaps for monitoring infant and child mortality, as well as round tables in collaboration with the public health department of Karaganda.

In a hospital setting, the medical load is handled by neonatologists and pediatricians, including allergists and nephrologists in somatic departments. Professor of the Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Dyuсenova S.B., conducts therapeutic work and consultations in the nephrology department of the regional children's clinical hospital. Professor Kizatova S.T. and Assistant Professor Kiryanova N.N. conduct therapeutic work in the neonatal department of the regional children's clinical hospital. At the level of primary health care, department staff provide diagnostic and therapeutic consultations for patients.

Department staff participated in the expert evaluation of medical histories, in expert commissions reviewing fatal cases, and conducted examinations of complaints in Karaganda at the State Communal Enterprise "Multidisciplinary Children's Hospital of Karaganda," the State Communal Enterprise "Regional Children's Clinical Hospital," and throughout the Karaganda region.

Department staff conducted activities for scientific and informational exchange at clinical bases. According to a comprehensive plan, throughout the year, they provided consultative assistance at clinical bases, conducted online seminars, lectures, and thematic conferences for local doctors and medical staff in healthcare institutions.